desertbunny

Interested in pragmatic solutions to the world's biggest problems. Journalist, investor, founder, and in my spare time, I drink & learn stuff.

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Working on an update to my already nearly perfected margarita recipe... So, get ready.

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@maycotte @WhiteHouse @realDonaldTrump American Versailles — needs more swans!!

[LAUNCH @LAUNCH]

🔥 Founder Fridays Host Shoutout: Zack Prager

@zackprager is hosting a Founder Fridays meetup in Portland, OR on October 4th!

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@bmorrissey I'll take "Decision Making Disorders" for $800, please, Alex!

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@bmorrissey "The Three Marketeers"

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The migration of sushi in the US from "ew, raw fish!" weirdness to being so universally crowd-pleasing that it's a gas station snack does not get enough attention. It's an interesting microcosm of @Noahpinion's view that Japan is displacing France as the source of luxury status.

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Way cool

[Wonder of Science @wonderofscience]

In the world's largest vacuum chamber, a bowling ball and feathers are used for a real-life demonstration of a concept Galileo first proposed over 400 years ago.

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@TheStalwart But also, human perception is generally based on contrast, so I wonder if actually wage growth would be recognized by people more if the stock market were in the toilet.

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@TheStalwart There's presumably some lag -- real wage growth has to persist for some period for it to be recognized and that period might be a function of how long wages stagnated...

[Dirty Texas Hedge @HedgeDirty]

Presumption of malice is the little death that brings obliteration of both individual sanity and any possibility of social trust

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@protecttruth_ @jayrosen_nyu The bosses (and I am no fan of theirs) are just following the imperatives of their economics — if the bosses suddenly said, you know what? Let’s just ignore the ratings, they and their companies would be screwed.

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@louisnicholls_ Yes

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@TaylorHoliday @threadreaderapp unroll please

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@NautilusMag Shop

[David Covucci @DavidCovucci]

Today the @dailydot is publishing months of reporting on the internet in India, which is the future of life online under authoritarian regimes.

Modi's Internet reveals how every single digital space is being targeted.

🔗https://t.co/nnvQfcikNI
https://t.co/nnvQfcikNI

[The Daily Dot @dailydot]

.@catturd2 is of the internet’s most famous (or infamous) MAGA accounts. But he’s somehow retained anonymity, even in his own small Florida town.

@claire_goforth tracked him down and picked his brains. Meet Phillip Buchanan, the man behind the cat avi. https://t.co/0hgX0hKHNV

[Paul Fairie @paulisci]

The Long History of Nobody Wants to Work Anymore

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[Andrew Wyrich @AndrewWyrich]

I'm looking for some help with web_crawlr, the @dailydot's newsletter. Scheduling, posting, & data stuff is a large part of it—but we are also interested in someone who would like to write a column about internet culture! Hmu with any questions! https://t.co/evHTgMk4yY

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@Noahpinion Gender is irrelevant to the character but the archetypal stories are different:

The Heroine's Journey: For Writers, Readers, and Fans of Pop Culture https://t.co/KHjFgHlyzK

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IS NOTHING SACRED?!? https://t.co/KJ3odbvLoU